The Business of Venture Capital: Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies - Rilegato

Ramsinghani, Mahendra

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ISBN 10: 0470874449 ISBN 13: 9780470874448

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011

Riassunto

The definitive guide demystifying the venture capital business

The Business of Venture Capital covers the entire spectrum of a venture capital business, from raising venture funds to structuring investments, value creation as board member and assessing exit pathways. Author Mahendra Ramsinghani covers the distinct aspects of the venture capital fund raising and investment process with insights and perspectives from leading experts. Interviewees include Limited Partners (LPs) such as Credit Suisse, Grove Street Advisors and General Partners (GPs) from Foundry Group, Spark Capital, Benchmark Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. If you’re curious about venture capital businesses, you’ve found the only book that covers it all.

· The first book to address the full investment cycle of the venture capital business
· Demystifies the key aspects of the business - raising venture funds, fund-level due diligence and fund terms, structuring investments, value creation, and exits
· Foreword by Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association
· Benefit from the experiences of the best-in-class practitioners, who have made investments in leading companies like Zynga, Twitter & Foursquare
· Describes how venture capital is an art as well as a science

In-depth and thorough, The Business of Venture Capital is the one book that includes insights, tools and real world examples every practitioner can benefit from.

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L'autore:

MAHENDRA RAMSINGHANI manages Invest Detroit's First Step Fund, a seed and early stage fund with investments in over twenty-five start-ups. He led the development and launch of legislation for two fund-of-fund programs for the state of Michigan. The author has over fifteen years of experience with development of early stage companies and venture investments in the United States, Singapore, and India.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

"It's obvious from the first word to the last that this is the real inside story from a true insider. Mahendra gets it right, in tone, in nuance, in accuracy. If you read only one guide to becoming a successful VC, this is the one to read."
—Paul Maeder, Chairman, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

"Captures the LP mindset succinctly—any GP or aspiring VCs can benefit from this book."
—Timothy Recker, Chairman, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)

"An immensely useful and comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about venture capital."
—Mark Florman, CEO, British Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

"This book provides a 'tip to tail' in-depth overview of the life cycle of a venture capital investment, from investing in ideas to capitalizing on its value through a sale. It is a critical resource for the bookshelf of any practitioner or entrepreneur."
—Kelly M. Williams, Managing Director and Head of Customized Fund Investment Group, Credit Suisse, a fund-of-funds with $27 billion under management

"For those aspiring to apprentice in the art of venture capital investing, here is a book that combines tools, tactics, but most importantly, the wisdom of the pioneers in this unique investment field."
—Philip S. Paul, Chairman and founder, Paul Capital Partners, a pioneer in the Secondary business; Chairman and founder, Top Tier Capital Partners, one of the world's leading fund-of-funds

"Mix in insights of experts, some thoughtful speculations, and some real-life examples and what you have is a valuable tool for any practitioner—venture capital investing is an art as well as a science, and this book blends these well."
—Catherine Crockett, cofounder and Managing Partner, Grove Street Advisors, a fund-of-funds with $6 billion under management

"When we formed Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) in the '70s, the golden age of VC had just begun. For VC 2.0, this book packs the insights and wisdom of those who have done it, not once but multiple times."
—Frank Caufield, cofounder, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, one of the world's leading venture funds

"Mahendra captures the essence of venture capital investing. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in a career in venture capital. After this book, all you need is intuition."
—Timothy Draper, founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a venture capital firm with offices in the U.S., China, and India

"This book covers a broad spectrum of venture capital investment cycle; an excellent addition to any practitioner's bookshelf."
—Immanuel Thangaraj, Managing Director, Essex Woodlands, a global healthcare venture fund with $2.5 billion under management

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470874449
• ISBN 13: 9780470874448
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 392